New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-10
WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND SAY
FIRST AID TO THE I"JURED.
GOOD WORK or THE SOCIETY IN THIS CIrY-NEEi

GOOD WORK or THE SOCIETY IN THIS CrrY-NEED
or FUNDS.
10 tho EDITOR of The Tribune.
siR The Society for instruction in First Aid to the
Injured aug ested by tho ST. John Ambulance Asso-
oation Of London. organized In this city in 1882
under the Craftsmanship OF General Mcclellan. Its
object 10 to give instruction by OF courses OF
lectures both fire. and paid, In the of remedies he
fore tn. arrival of do tor In OF accident and
10 teach few of the simple laws Of health and nurs
ing Useful to OIL this instruction is chiefly beneficial
to persons engaged in factories, and other places
where numbers employed aud accidents are
likely to OCCUR.
In London the police all attend tho lectures with
gooi result to tho public thus preventing the terrible
mistakes frequently made here in street accidents.
ast year instruction given in this CITY to some OF
the police, and many reports of its Usefulness have
been received That the appreciated 1t Is proved
by their applying themselves this year to the society.
end class OF fifty has already been formed
with another to follow in January.
Prominent phvsic ans in London say that the good
effects of the society shown by the quicker
ery lin the HOSPITALITY OF PATIENTS who have been
treatei by who attended its lectures In this
country. as testimonials We have the iaot that DIR;
Sands aud d.. BOwditoh Morton have been Medic al
Directors since the foundation OF the Society letters
OF cordial approval and indorsement from the re",
York Academy OF Medicine and tho Msdical Society OF
the Cot nty OF New YORK, the tine given ectl rers
by the doctors the amount of whIoh can bost be APP
precatcd by the tact bat five thousand persons
have ATTENDED the classes snoe the formation OF tho
societyl tho demand tor the hand book OF dre,tons
and the spread of the society throughout the country
the Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Assooia-
ton ueiny important OhshoOt.
Mr. Vanderbilt has had numerous classes among his
railroad employees. aud thoy with tho factory and
dock hands who have attended Lectures have all e1-
pressed their interest in he practical benefits OF tho
lectures The United STATES Military Ao ,demy at West
Point about to begin OF lectures for the ca
dets Ter the d ection OF the ety. and tho 9TH
Regiment has provided Mt tho armUry pay class
vi Oh has been largely attended.
Tho Phade phia police adopted tho idea at once.
two years before Police Commissioners could De
prevailed ON " Try it, The sOc'ety hopes in two or
three years that its usefulness will be appreciated
BY the Police Department aud large corporations that
its various expenses an independent society.
namely. Office rent seoretarys salary correspondence.
etc. can he much reduced. In the meantime IL re-
quires 800 year 10 continue ts work and II brgs
the publ assist it with this sum, either ri Ia or
annual subscr pons, which may be sent to tho treas
nj secretary.
Tho sooety's only other source Of income is from
cor- OF i've lectures to ladies and gentlemen. TOR
which tickets Aold at 50 course. Sucn classes
have been he'd clubs armores private housrs and
1T the societys Office No 81 University place Help
is earnestly asked continue the work through tho
winter L. 4. CUYLRR. treasurer
HOWARD CONKLING. Secretary.
Office Of Pirst Aid 10 tho Injured, No. IL Univer-
sity place. Doc 20, 1888